Grandparents and carers who raise and care for children

Grandparents and carers who take on the responsibility of caring for children may face a number of challenges and find their life has changed. This new caring role may be taken on, for example, as a result of parental disability, death, imprisonment, substance abuse and child neglect, abuse or abandonment.

For more information about assistance available for grandparents and carers who raise and care for children, you can:

• refer to Questions and answers about grandparents and carers who raise and care for children
• refer to the Are you a grandparent or relative caring for children? brochure
• phone the Family Assistance Office on 13 6150
• visit your nearest Family Assistance Office at a Centrelink Customer Service Centre.